The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-15
THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION.
A Few Points of the Great Show That
is Attracting the Attention of Lon
By the Rev. Timothy Harley.

don.
By the ReU. Timothy Harley.
peace on earth, good will to men" is
true revelation of the Divine VIII, and the
ages of the world are witnessing its gradual
accomplishment. An age of exhibitions is
an age of progress and peace, and an Amer
can exhibition in the metropolis of Great
Britain is a notable indication of inter
national good will That the flag of West
ern freedom should be freely unfurled in the
chief city of the Eastern hemisphere is
sign of the times, a proof that in commerce
and common veal, origin and destiny, Lhe
two nations are twins, and allied by bonds
of indissolluble affinity with the brotherhood
of the whole race.
Rejoicing in this evidence of national
fraternity, / went yesterday through the
courtesy of the Director general, to inspect
the grounds and buildings of the American
Exhibition which is to be opened in London
next week. Already those ground are white
with tents and wigvams and animated
with cowboys and red Indians. The build
ings are in the possession of hundreds of
worlZmen, who are rapidly converting con-
fusion into order as they make ready for the
opening display of the new world. The
site of the great show is at the west end of
the city. Its space is q rough triangle % 1-2
acres in extent There are seven
entrances, and the railway approach
from all parts of London is very CONVENIENT.
From the main entrance the visitors will
pass into the great court of the exhibition,
which is LEGO feet in length and $50 feet
wide This will be divided into avenues and
streets, according TO the customary plan in
the United States The building Is very
simple in its construction. Ordinary rails,
bolted together in pairs, constitute the sup
porting pillars, and the roof is formed of
lighter rails, with iron rods. covered with
sheets of corrugated iron and with
glass. This vast hall has a light
appearance; is commodious and cheap.
Here will be exhibited the various goods
which required three large vessels, specially
chartered for the purpose, to bring them
over the sea. Outside the exhibition court,
on the north, will be an extensive garden,
with attractive outdoor entertainments,
such as the switch-back railway and the to-
boggan. On the other side the great feature
of the show will be Buffalo Bills Wild West
exhibition. A circular arena over 400 feet
in diameter has been laid out, with grand
stand or anphitheatre capable of accommo-
dating about 10 00 spectators. The whole
troupe, which will exhibit the wild sports
and hunting sccnes of the far West, consists
of about 10 Indians aud cowboys, men and
women, and 230 animals, including horses
buffaloes and ellts.
This may be termed private speculation,
Tor obviously the government or the united
States could not take official possession on
foreign territory; but it is American none
the less, for it is the enterprise of the SOW
ereign people. The executive officers have
undergone hard labor for the past three
years, and now they are about TO earn the
well merited reward of their we'll directed
exertions.
Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone hon
ored the exhibition with a visit, and were
received at the main entrance by the Mar
guess of Lorne, Lord Ronald Power, Hon.
Thomas NJ. Waller, Consul General of the
the Director General of the exhibition. Mr..
Gladstone looked remarkably well for a
man of az years. Passing through the main
building he was conducted 20 the quarters of
the Indians, who received him with shouts
% welcome and with hearty shaking Of
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